The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
22.2°C
0.2° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 2AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (13 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.5
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
SE
8
1.9
SE
6
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
52
45
30
28
39
52
84
105
75
47
29
73
62
235
589
658
662
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
10
NE
10
WNW
5
N
10
NW
10
W
10
W
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:49PM1.47m
9:37AM1.73m
9:19PM1.34m
10:18AM1.67m
9:50PM1.20m
Low Tide
3:01AM0.16m
3:51PM0.52m
3:31AM0.20m
4:38PM0.60m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
22
21
20
20
20
25
27
23
22
20
20
21
20
22
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
21
20
20
20
20
25
25
25
24
22
21
22
20
19
17
15
14
15
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